Sergeant Carl Hiram Watson, Cordele Police Department, Georgia

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Sergeant

Carl Hiram Watson

Cordele Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch: Sunday, October 18, 1970

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Age: 45

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 10/18/1970

Weapon: Officer's handgun

Suspect: Not available

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Sergeant Watson was shot and killed with his own weapon after arresting a man for selling an out-of-state newspaper without a license. As he drove the man to the police station he was attacked and the suspect was able to gain control of his service weapon and shot him four times. The suspect and another man had been told to leave town the week before when they were caught selling the same newspaper.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the thirty-ninth anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace.

To your family: I understand the meaning of lives forever altered and know that when you lose someone so precious to you that the pain never goes away...the pain and the pride is forever. I pray for your solace.

Phyllis Loya

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October 18, 2009

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Carl Hiram Watson

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